Status of the Human Rights Defenders: Mr. Rajeev Yadav is a human rights defender and the head of the Rihai Manch, a human rights organization in Uttar Pradesh. Details of the Incident: As per the sources, on the night of July 5, 2018, Mr. Yadav was threatened and harassed on a phone call by the police personnel of Azamgarh district, UP for raising voice against extra judicial police killings in Uttar Pradesh. He released the audio clip of the same at a press conference held by Rihai Manch on July 6, 2018 demanding action against UP police official who threatened him. Mr. Yadav received a call from police station incharge, Mr. Arvind Yadav from his CUG No. 9454402912 from Kandhapur police station in Azamgarh, UP. During the call, Mr. Arvind threatened to file a false case against Mr. Yadav for bringing up his name and alleging his involvement in an extra-judicial killing case. Mr. Yadav had issued a press release based on his conversations with families of victims in Azamgarh and the recent Supreme Court notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the encounters. Mr. Yadav also stated that the police threatened the lawyer Adv. Farman Naqvi in the Muzaffarnagar Furqan fake encounter case and the case was withdrawn by Furqan's family following threats and harassment of the family by police officials. HRDA strongly believes that threats to Mr. Rajeev Yadav are an effort to create an environment of fear among the human rights defenders fighting against the extra-judicial killings in the State of UP. There are concerns about his safety and physical and mental well-being of his family and friends and other human rights defenders working in UP, particularly on the issue of extra-judicial killings.